Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
13 pending office actions • 5 clients • 11 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Shield Intellectual Property PC works in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 898 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 95.58 percent. It currently manages 11 pending office actions. These metrics offer a view into the firm's historical performance and current active matters.
The firm averages 3.9 office actions per allowance. This average of 3.9 office actions and the 95.58 percent allowance rate describe the firm's results for its 898 career applications. The 11 pending office actions represent the firm's current workload in transportation and e-commerce. Practitioners can look to the 95.58 percent allowance rate as an indicator of the firm's success in resolving applications. The 3.9 average provides a timeframe for the expected number of interactions with the USPTO before an allowance is issued.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (62%) |
| §103 only | 2 (15%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (15%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 2 | 49.6% | +7.2% |
| AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 2 | 24.8% | +33.2% |
| MOORE, WHITNEY | 1 | 88.1% | +10.1% |
| TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 1 | 59.2% | +30.8% |
| ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 1 | 83.2% | +32.9% |
| HELLNER, MARK | 1 | 90.4% | +8.5% |
| MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 1 | 54.2% | +24.4% |
| ANDREI, RADU | 1 | 36.3% | +20.0% |
| KANG, TIMOTHY J | 1 | 45.7% | +26.8% |
| NASRI, MARYAM A | 1 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18383793 | PER LAYER ANTI-PAD STRUCTURE FOR BALL GRID ARRAY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 2d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18101107 | Online Asset Recommendation System | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 8d overdue |
| 18231642 | ENSEMBLE-BASED MULTIMEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 21d |
| 18086192 | INTELLIGENT SPEED CHECK | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 22d |
| 16809430 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 28d |
| 18100286 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 34d |
| 19007376 | MOTORCYCLE LANE SPLITTING DETECTION SYSTEM | MOORE, WHITNEY | — |
| 18967560 | MITIGATING COSTS OF PRESENTATION AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED CACHE MEMORY CONTENTS | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | — |
| 18373512 | HYBRID 3D SENSING USING TIME-OF-FLIGHT, EVENT-BASED STRUCTURED LIGHT AND STEREO VISION | HELLNER, MARK | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18383793 | PER LAYER ANTI-PAD STRUCTURE FOR BALL GRID ARRAY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 2d overdue |
| 18086192 | INTELLIGENT SPEED CHECK | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 22d |
| 16809430 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 28d |
| 18100286 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 34d |
| 19007376 | MOTORCYCLE LANE SPLITTING DETECTION SYSTEM | MOORE, WHITNEY | — |
| 18967560 | MITIGATING COSTS OF PRESENTATION AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED CACHE MEMORY CONTENTS | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | — |
| 17949811 | DUAL-OPTIMIZATION OF TARGETED DIGITAL ASSETS UNDER VOLUME AND POSITION CONSTRAINTS | ANDREI, RADU | — |
| 17942686 | METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA, AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON ASSESSED VALUE | KANG, TIMOTHY J | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| IRIS.TV, INC. | 7 |
| Volkswagen | 3 |
| Astera Labs | 1 |
| CARIAD SE | 1 |
| Dolby | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3622 | 2 |
| 3625 | 2 |
| 3646 | 1 |
| 3729 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3697 | 1 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| 2483 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19007376 | MOTORCYCLE LANE SPLITTING DETECTION SYSTEM | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | MOORE, WHITNEY | 3646 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18967560 | MITIGATING COSTS OF PRESENTATION AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED CACHE MEMORY CONTENTS | Iris.Tv, Inc. | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 | |
| 18383793 | PER LAYER ANTI-PAD STRUCTURE FOR BALL GRID ARRAY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Astera Labs, Inc. | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 3729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18373512 | HYBRID 3D SENSING USING TIME-OF-FLIGHT, EVENT-BASED STRUCTURED LIGHT AND STEREO VISION | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | HELLNER, MARK | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18231642 | ENSEMBLE-BASED MULTIMEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM | Iris.Tv, Inc. | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 3622 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18101107 | Online Asset Recommendation System | Iris.Tv, Inc. | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 18100286 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | Iris.Tv, Inc. | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 3625 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18086192 | INTELLIGENT SPEED CHECK | Cariad SE | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 3661 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17949811 | DUAL-OPTIMIZATION OF TARGETED DIGITAL ASSETS UNDER VOLUME AND POSITION CONSTRAINTS | Iris.Tv, Inc. | ANDREI, RADU | 3697 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17942686 | METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA, AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON ASSESSED VALUE | Iris.Tv, Inc. | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2022 |
| 17900738 | VIRTUAL REALITY CINEMA-IMMERSIVE MOVIE WATCHING FOR HEADMOUNTED DISPLAYS | Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation | NASRI, MARYAM A | 2483 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17874753 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT LEVERAGING A COST FUNCTION FOR FOCUSED OPTIMIZATION | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | GODBOLD, DAVID GARRISON | 3628 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 16809430 | SELECTING DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON TRANSITIONS ACROSS CATEGORIES | Iris.Tv, Inc. | AUSTIN, JAMIE H | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Mar 04, 2020 |
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